Government/Town
Assessor Explains Tax Exemptions
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The Assessor’s Office is located in the Town Hall, 83 Mountain Road and is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and is handicap accessible.
Bringing Endless Joy to Kids: a 43-year-old Tribute
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The next time you visit Kent Memorial Library and hear giggling from the children’s department, it could be from kids transfixed by a puppet show.
7th Annual Dustin Doyon Memorial Road Race
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
Cut the Cord
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
Government/Town
Milk, Anyone?
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It’s been a while since the June 25 crash when a big milk tanker almost crashed into the house across from the Bruce Park driveway
Farming/Nature
High Tech Reaches the Dairy Farm
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There’s a new “employee” at the Hastings Farm on Hill St. and she’s working out just fine.
Library
Library Project Update
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The long-drawn-out work to renovate the town library and make it more accessible has become particularly frustrating.
Library
The State of the Library
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Despite losing two integral staff members, Pam Baldini and Bev Sikes, to retirement, the Kent Memorial Library had a relatively good year.
Library
September Movies
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Seating is limited at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Fall Programs
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For more information or to register for programs, stop by the library, call 860-668-3896, check suffield-library.org, or follow us on Facebook.
Library
Youth Programs
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Register for our programs online at www.suffield-library.org, or by calling the library at 860-668-3896. See you there!
Director’s Corner
Have We Read Enough Books?
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“The Great American Read”, an ambitious eight-episode documentary series by PBS, will explore reading in America.
Organizations
Enjoying the Social at the King House Museum
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Playing an antique activity called The Game of Graces, Jaime Blean is about to snap two rods apart and send the suspended hoop across to be caught – with luck – by Jennifer Rabalski; both are incoming freshmen at SHS.
Organizations
Polish Society Guest Speaker
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 6, at 10 a.m. in the Suffield Ambulance Center.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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A happy crowd enjoys a cruise around Middle Pond from Babb’s Amusement Park on the motor launch “Chief.”
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society.
Through the Looking Glass
Episcopal Bishops I Have Known
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I have always been enamored of the Episcopal Church, attracted by the dignity of its rituals, the beauty of its stained glass, its seeming grasp of eternal truths.
People/Business
Lynda Montefusco Selected as Local Best Artist
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Suffield artist Lynda Montefusco has been chosen winner of The Best Local Artist Award by the Hartford Magazine, 2017.
Government/Town
Suffield Embraces TIF Policy
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The Town of Suffield looks to stimulate economic development with the adoption of a Town Center Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District approved at Town Meeting.
Government/Town
Republican Town Caucus
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Suffield’s Republican Town Caucus took place on July 20, with almost 80 in attendance.
Government/Town
Democratic Town Caucus
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At a caucus in late July, approximately 100 registered Democrats met to endorse candidates for the November elections.
Now and Then
What Goes Around: History
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Lithe, limber and apparently youthful, five or six white-robed and hooded figures distributed flyers at Suffield center one afternoon about 40 years ago.
Churches
New Priest Arrives
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“My main goal is to become involved in as many ways that I can with all age levels” stated Father Mark Jette, the new pastor of Sacred Heart Church. He also expressed a desire to see more flowers in church, altar servers, and the bells rung at the consecration of the Mass. Having been born and raised in Waterbury, a city that used to have 30 Catholic parishes, Father said that the city had a very Catholic atmosphere where many young men thought about becoming priests. He made that decision as a student at Sacred Heart High School where he was a member of the swim team. After high school, Father Jette attended St.